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Mr. David M. Kelly served as the Chief Executive Officer of Matthews International Corp., from October 1, 1995 to October 2006 and was its President and Chief Operating Officer since April 3, 1995. Prior to Matthews, Mr. Kelly served at Carrier Corporation for 23 years, where he held a variety of executive positions, in the United States and in Asia, in marketing, finance, manufacturing and operations. During that time, his positions included Marketing Vice President ... for Asia Pacific; President of Japanese Operations; Vice President, Manufacturing; President of North American Operations and Senior Vice President for Carrier's residential and light commercial businesses. Mr. Kelly served as the Chairman of Matthews International Corp. from March 15, 1996 to February 2008 and also served as its Office of the Chairman. He has been a Director of Federated Investors, Inc. since April 2004. He has been a Director of Mesa Laboratories Inc. since October 2010. He has been a Director of Mestek Inc. since 1996. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Elliott Company and various subsidiaries of Matthews International. He served as a Director of Duquesne Light Company. Mr. Kelly served as a Director of Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. (a holding company of Duquesne Light Co.) from 2002 to July 2007 and Matthews International Corporation from March 15, 1996 to February 2008. He serves as a Director of the United Way of Allegheny County. He is a Member of the Pension Board. He is the Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Jas. H. Matthews & Co. Educational and Charitable Trust. Mr. Kelly received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Boston College in 1964, a Master of Science degree in Molecular Biophysics from Yale University in 1966, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1968. Mr. Kelly also serves as a Director of various subsidiaries of Matthews International, Elliott Corporation and the United Way of Allegheny County.

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